8/29/2013STScI-2013-357.Hubble Sees a Cosmic Caterpillar
This light-year-long knot of interstellar gas and dust resembles a caterpillar on its way to a feast. But the meat of the story is not only what this cosmic caterpillar... (More)

4/19/2013STScI-2013-129.Hubble Sees a Horsehead of a Different Color
Unlike other celestial objects there is no question how the Horsehead Nebula got its name. This iconic silhouette of a horse's head and neck pokes up mysteriously... (More)

2012

12/18/2012STScI-2012-4911.A Cosmic Holiday Ornament, Hubble-Style
'Tis the season for holiday decorating and tree-trimming. Not to be left out, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have photographed a festive-looking nearby planetary... (More)

7/3/2012STScI-2012-3013.NASA's Hubble Views a Cosmic Skyrocket
Resembling a Fourth of July skyrocket, Herbig-Haro 110 is a geyser of hot gas from a newborn star that splashes up against and ricochets from the dense core of a cloud of molecular... (More)